An in-person event taking place November 23 - 25, 2024 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. For more information, please visit: www.highereducationsummit.ca.
What's new
Colleges Ontario continues to urge the federal government to ensure full understanding of the impacts of these policy changes on affordable childcare, dental care, health care, housing construction, and business investments in advanced manufacturing, including EVs.
The recent changes to the Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility introduced by the federal government will have profound and far-reaching consequences for Ontarians. We are deeply disappointed that these decisions were made without consideration of how they will impact everyday people across Ontario and without consultation with the province.
Colleges Ontario's CEO and President, Marketa Evans, has written an open letter to Minister Marc Miller, expressing our strong objection to the federal government’s decision to end automatic work permits for international students attending Ontario’s public colleges.
The federal government's deeply concerning announcement today on further international student restrictions demonstrates a clear university bias. Such additional restrictions will deepen an already existing crisis in Ontario’s labour market. Without college graduates, Ontario grinds to a halt.
A moment with Marketa
Our colleges are making a tremendous difference filling the demand for more personal support workers.
Starting last year, colleges have been offering fast-track, tuition-free programs that can be completed in six months rather than the standard timeframe of eight months.
Our next provincial government must work with colleges to recharge Ontario for this new age of accelerating automation and the transition to a cleaner economy.
Events
The Premier's Awards gala celebrates Ontario's outstanding college graduates. For more information please, visit: www.co-awards.org.